May
29
Colorado GOP Convention
May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
From the press box at the Broomfield Convention Center
Bob Schaffer has accepted the nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat from Colorado.
Don’t forget to visit TMR for the live blog.
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I’ve received press credentials, as have others in the Rocky Mountain Alliance v2.0 (RMA) and will be at the Convention this Saturday beginning at 9:30am MDT. [...]
May
23
Tornadoes Hit Northern Colorado
May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
Northern Colorado was devastated by tornadoes yesterday. One of the hardest hit areas was the town of Windsor, which is only five miles southeast of where I work in Fort Collins.
Tornadoes are not that common in this area, but they do happen. A very good friend of my wife and former co-worker of [...]
May
21
Musgrave Leads Charge to Support Farm Bill
May 21, 2008 | 6 Comments
According to U.S. House Representative Marilyn Musgrave’s (CO-4) website, she plans to lead the fight to override President Bush’s veto of the the recent Farm Bill. The bill passed, but there appears to be a technical issue that will require a new vote by both the House and the Senate, then another override by [...]
May
17
Colorado GOP Candidates and Technology
May 17, 2008 | 4 Comments
United States Senate candidates Bob Schaffer(R) and Bob Udall(D) have begun their advertising campaigns this past week. Bob Schaffer’s television commercial started with a thud. The Denver Post reports on the commercial. In the advertisement there is a picture of a mountain in the background.
The image was supposed to be Pike’s Peak [...]
May
11
Moonbat Ballot Initiatives
May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment
University of Colorado - Denver graduate student Page Penk has gained approval to gather signatures for a ballot initiative, according to Face The State.
Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado: Shall there be a sex strike by the women only, January 1st, 2009, for one day in length, in support of [...]
May
10
City of Boulder Seeks New Tax Revenue Source
May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment
The People’s Republic of Boulder, Colorado has tasked a committee with determining whether or not Homeowners should pay tax for short-term rentals on their homes as reported by the Daily Camera. Sheila Horton (Boulder Area Rental Housing Assoc) states:
We are seeing an increasing number of property owners doing short-term rentals who are not under [...]
May
7
Hillary Concedes Defeat - Endorses McCain
May 7, 2008 | 3 Comments
In a surprising move, Hillary Clinton has conceded defeat in the race for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Realizing that she no longer had a chance to obtain her party’s nomination, she thanked her supporters and admonished them that there was still much more work to do to keep the [...]
May
6
The Cost of Going “Green”
May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Increased transportation costs affect everyone, but none more than those with low and/or fixed incomes. It acts like a regressive tax, yet the liberals that promote these practices say they care about the poor. As usual, their actions don’t fit their words. Yet this isn’t the most immoral practice currently going on.
Corn-based [...]
May
5
Right Witch has a blog up regarding Representative Douglas Bruce (R-Colorado Springs) called Representative Savant. She recently interviewed Bruce to discuss some of the statements that he’s made on the House floor and elsewhere.
Bruce talks about things that are important to Republicans, such as:
“…faithfully committed to limited government.”
“I’d like to get the Republicans back [...]
May
4
Fort Collins High School to Lose Food Court
May 4, 2008 | 4 Comments
FCHS has had one of the few vendor-supplied cafeterias in the country according to an article at The Coloradoan. The reason for this change is the increase in students that qualify for reduced or free lunches. That’s hardly the problem or the real reason for this change.
Having the independent vendors meant Fort Collins [...]











